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Eric	24-05-2012 18:11

Re: Where have all the jobs gone?

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Originally Posted by claytonx (Post 993619)

Eric, I think it was Enfield Paints.

Seems to ring a bell ... terrified of the place at nite when I was a kid ... my politically incorrect gran told me that there was a boggart living in the old factory chimney;):D.

hassy rvr

24-05-2012 19:27

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 993591)

And English Electric. And I forget the name of that paint works on Rishton Rd:confused:

My brother served his time at English Electric, we got our 1st washer while he was there to replace the owd dolly tub & mangle.:rolleyes:

Eric	24-05-2012 23:17

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Originally Posted by hassy rvr (Post 993755)

My brother served his time at English Electric, we got our 1st washer while he was there to replace the owd dolly tub & mangle.:rolleyes:

That place used to employ a lot of men. I remember knocking off time ... all the men walking down Charles St. ... I lived at the bottom of Charles St. on Rishton Road. My dad worked there before he went to work at Huncoat power station.

claytonx

25-05-2012 16:31

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Originally Posted by hassy rvr (Post 993755)

My brother served his time at English Electric, we got our 1st washer while he was there to replace the owd dolly tub & mangle.:rolleyes:

Looked after their workers when those places were producing,exellent sporting facilites
best cricket and football pitches well looked after specialy English Electric.

jaysay

25-05-2012 17:54

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Originally Posted by claytonx (Post 993853)

Looked after their workers when those places were producing,exellent sporting facilites
best cricket and football pitches well looked after specialy English Electric.

Never played on English Electric Roy, but played on the Rolls Royce pitches at Barnoldswick on a few occasions they were by far the best cricket pitches in the league by a million miles, was like playing on a bowling green

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